Silver Tips Tea Blog

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14th Anniversary Party this Saturday!

Hard to believe Silver Tips is 14 years old.  Seemed just the other day that we received our Certificate of Occupancy.  On our opening day in November 1999, my sister...

14th Anniversary Party this Saturday!

Hard to believe Silver Tips is 14 years old.  Seemed just the other day that we received our Certificate of Occupancy.  On our opening day in November 1999, my sister...

Tea at Silver Tips

From the Silver Tips mailbox: One of our very regular customers, Diane, recently went on a Caribbean cruise.  One hour after her return, she was sitting in Silver Tips and "having...

Tea at Silver Tips

From the Silver Tips mailbox: One of our very regular customers, Diane, recently went on a Caribbean cruise.  One hour after her return, she was sitting in Silver Tips and "having...

In appreciation..

We lost a good friend last week - Marilyn Aggleton.  She passed away much too soon.  In February of this year, Marilyn & Dave moved to California to be closer...

In appreciation..

We lost a good friend last week - Marilyn Aggleton.  She passed away much too soon.  In February of this year, Marilyn & Dave moved to California to be closer...

Tea manufacture in China

The tea bushes looked familiar but the process differed in many respects, big and small - here are observations: We visited mid-September and yet wherever we went, they advised us...

Tea manufacture in China

The tea bushes looked familiar but the process differed in many respects, big and small - here are observations: We visited mid-September and yet wherever we went, they advised us...

The Study of Tea in China

In China, prestigious Agricultural Universities have separate Tea Departments.  The study of Tea is taken seriously.  The plant is studied in all its forms - the various cultivars, how it...

The Study of Tea in China

In China, prestigious Agricultural Universities have separate Tea Departments.  The study of Tea is taken seriously.  The plant is studied in all its forms - the various cultivars, how it...

Kindness...

Today is our good friend, Chris's birthday.  We were so pleased that she chose to spend some of it with us at the Tea Room.  While there today, she got...

Kindness...

Today is our good friend, Chris's birthday.  We were so pleased that she chose to spend some of it with us at the Tea Room.  While there today, she got...